Avalanche: Reynolds Peak

The more significant avalanche was a skier triggered slide on Reynold’s peak, on a westerly facing slope at 7900’. After two turns, it broke out above him 2’ deep and 40’ wide, running 150’ down the slope. Fortunately, the debris carried past him and he wasn’t carried very far. Upon investigation, the weak layer was a faceted layer of weak snow sandwiched between two crusts, failing on a 34 degree slope, which may help to explain the whoomphing and collapsing found elsewhere across the range.

https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/archive/advisory/print/advisory/salt-lake/20040301.html